Nonstop flights from Washington to Los Angeles

5 airlines fly from 3 Washington airports (IAD, BWI and DCA) to Los Angeles (LAX), with up to 15 flights a day.

IADLAX

Routes

3 airport pairs

When they leave

Washington time

6:35a10:23pFirst departure 6:35 AM, last 10:23 PM

Seven in the morning, 6:35 AM to 9:59 AM, then six in the afternoon, 1:00 PM to 4:45 PM, then six in the evening, 5:35 PM to 10:23 PM.

Every flight

Earliest first

6:35 AM→9:00 AMBWI to LAXSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Mon, Thu, Fri
6:40 AM→9:05 AMBWI to LAXSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737Sun
7:00 AM→9:35 AMBWI to LAXUnited AirlinesBoeing 737Daily
7:00 AM→9:34 AMIAD to LAXUnited AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 9Daily
8:20 AM→10:52 AMIAD to LAXUnited AirlinesBoeing 757Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
9:00 AM→11:35 AMDCA to LAXAmerican AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Daily
9:00 AM→11:32 AMIAD to LAXUnited AirlinesBoeing 757Daily
9:05 AM→11:25 AMBWI to LAXSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Tue, Wed, Sat
9:59 AM→12:27 PMDCA to LAXAlaska AirlinesBoeing 737Daily
1:00 PM→3:23 PMIAD to LAXUnited AirlinesBoeing 777Daily
2:35 PM→5:00 PMBWI to LAXSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737Mon, Thu, Fri
3:15 PM→5:40 PMBWI to LAXSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Sun
3:26 PM→6:00 PMIAD to LAXUnited AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 9Mon
3:40 PM→6:05 PMBWI to LAXSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737Tue, Wed
4:45 PM→7:19 PMDCA to LAXDelta Air LinesBoeing 757Daily
5:35 PM→8:12 PMDCA to LAXAmerican AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Daily
5:42 PM→8:18 PMIAD to LAXUnited AirlinesBoeing 757Daily
5:44 PM→8:20 PMBWI to LAXUnited AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 9Thu, Fri, Sun
8:10 PM→10:35 PMBWI to LAXSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737Tue, Wed, Sun
8:15 PM→10:45 PMBWI to LAXSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat
10:23 PM→12:59 AM⁺¹IAD to LAXUnited AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 9Thu, Fri, Sun

Schedules last checked Sep 19, 2026. Times are local.

Flying from Washington to Los Angeles

United Airlines flies most often, 5 to 8 times a day on the Boeing 737 MAX 9, Boeing 757, Boeing 737 and Boeing 777. Southwest Airlines flies 2 to 3 times a day on the Boeing 737 and Boeing 737 MAX 8. American Airlines flies twice a day on the Boeing 737 MAX 8. Alaska Airlines flies daily on the Boeing 737. Delta Air Lines flies daily on the Boeing 757.

Flights run every day of the week, from 12 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays to 15 on Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays. The first arrival in Los Angeles is at 9:00 AM and the last at 12:59 AM the next day.

IAD to LAX is the busiest airport pair, with 37 flights a week, then BWI to LAX with 30 and DCA to LAX with 28.

Flying back, Los Angeles to Washington has 113 nonstop flights a week.

Return flights

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Schedules as of Oct 9, 2026.